Srinagar: Government on Wednesday attached Incharge Medical Superintendent District Hospital Kulgam and in-charge medical officer (BMO) Pampore besides suspended two medical officers for alleged dereliction of duties.

As per separate orders, Dr. Muzaffar Ahmed Zargar, Incharge Medical Superintendent District Hospital Kulgam, has been attached with Director Health Services Jammu over alleged dereliction of duties.

“In view of dereliction of duties, Dr. Muzaffar Ahmed Zargar, 1/C Medical Superintendent, District Hospital, Kulgam is hereby attached to the office of the Director, Health Services, Jammu with immediate effect,” reads an order by Vivek Bharadwaj (IAS) Additional Chief Secretary Health & Medical Education Department. “Consequent upon his attachment, the Director, Health Services, Kashmir shall assign the charge of the post of Medical Superintendent, District Hospital, Kulgam to senior most/eligible doctor immediately,” the order, a copy of which lies with GNS, adds.

Similarly, Dr. Asima Nazir, I/C Block Medical Officer, Pampore has been attached to the office of the Director, Health Services, Jammu with immediate effect. “Consequent upon her attachment, Director, Health Services, Kashmir shall assign the charge of the post of Block Medical Officer, Pampore to senior most/eligible doctor immediately.”

Also, Dr. Mehmood Hussain Bajar, Medical officer looking after the charge of Medical Superintendent, Government Medical College, Rajouri placed under suspension with immediate effect “in view of dereliction of duties and pending enquiry into his conduct.”

He has been suspended in terms of Rule 31 of Jammu & Kashmir Civil Services, (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1956. “During the period of suspension, the doctor shall remain attached in the office of the Director, Health Services, Jammu,” a separate order by the Additional Chief Secretary reads. “The Director, Health Services, Jammu shall assign the charge of the post of Medical Superintendent, Government Medical Colege, Rajouri to senior most/eligible doctor immediately.”

Meanwhile, Dr. Mushtaq Hussain Shah, Medical Officer looking after the charge of Medical Superintendent, District Hospital, Poonch has been placed under suspension with immediate effect in terms of Rule 31 of Jammu & Kashmir Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1956. “During the period of suspension, the doctor shall remain attached with the Directorate of Health Services, Jammu,” a separate order reads, adding, “Consequent upon his suspension, the Director, Health Services, Jammu shall assign the charge of the post of Medical Superintendent, District Hospital, Poonch to senior most/eligible doctor immediately.”

Srinagar: In the interest of administration, police authorities on Wednesday transferred three inspector rank police officers in Srinagar.

Inspector , Gowhar Hussain has been transferred and posted as Station House Officer (SHO) Nishat. He was earlier posted at Police Station Shergari.

Inspector Mohammad Iqbal who was posted as SHO Nishat has been transferred and posted at Police Control Room Srinagar.

Inspector Tariq Ahmad who was posted at District Police Lines (DPL) Srinagar has been transferred and posted as SHO Shergari.

Jammu: The Shahpur Kandi dam project is expected to be completed by July 2023, said General Manager DAMS WR Department, Shahpur Kandi Township while briefing Principal Secretary, Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC), Ashok Kumar Parmar during his visit to the site on Wednesday in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir.

“The 72 per cent of the works have been completed on the project and the project is expected to be completed by July 2023,” briefed the General Manager.

Parmar visited Shahpur Kandi dam project to take stock of ongoing works and held detailed deliberations with the stakeholders from Punjab and Kathua administration.

The Principal Secretary inspected the construction site of Shahpur Kandi project where he was briefed by the engineers from Punjab government about the progress made so far.

He also displayed the site plan exhibiting the proposed channelization of River Ravi towards Jammu and Kashmir.

Later, the Principal Secretary convened a meeting with the District Development Commission Chairperson, Kathua, Mahan Singh, Deputy Commissioner, Kathua, Rahul Yadav and other officials.

The meeting had detailed discussion on several issues pertaining to J&K UT including raising of crest level of head regulator of hydel channel and construction of head regulators for Ravi canal besides construction of balance portion of Ravi canal and fall at confluence point, construction of aqueduct on Sukhal Khad, construction of Syphon for Kashmir canal including shifting of alignment of Lakhanpur-Basohli road.

Principal Secretary instructed DC Kathua to resolve the issues of land acquisition and rehabilitation of land owners at the earliest so as to speed up completion of the project.

He also asked the MD Forest Development Corporation regarding cutting of trees in the catchment area of Ravi where the proposed canal is being constructed.

Parmar directed the Managing Director FDC Jammu to take up work on felling of trees so that construction of Ravi canal can be started at the earliest.

He asked the Chief Engineer PWD to speed up construction work on Noora Bridge which falls on the Lakhanpur-Basohli road ensuring its completion before July 2023.

He exhorted upon the executing agencies to remove bottlenecks, if any, in smooth execution of the project which has national importance.

DDC Chairperson also highlighted the pending issues of Dam ousters including early disbursal of pending payment of Rs 98 crore to the displaced families, maintenance of Thein to Satwain road patch falling within the jurisdiction of Ranjeet Sagar Dam authorities, employment to project affected families, relaxation in mining, posting of J&K employees in adjoining districts of the UT.

Later, the Principal Secretary visited the project site to assess the factual position of the project implementation besides inspecting the water recharging of Kathua canal.

Pertinently, Rs. 2715.70 crore Shahpur Kandi Dam Project would provide assured irrigation water of 1150 Cusecs to 32173 hectares of agricultural land falling in Kathua, Hiranagar, Samba and Vijaypur areas of Jammu and Kashmir.

Jaipur: In order to gain an insight into prevailing security situation in J&K, a webinar was conducted by the Indian Army’s Desert Corps under the aegis of Pune-based Southern Command.

The webinar, presided by Southern Command chief, Lt General J.S. Nain, and attended by about 1,100 officers from 32 different stations under Southern Command, focused on evolving social, political and economic contours in Kashmir post abrogation of Article 370 and the consequent paradigm shift in the global and national security scenario. It was followed by an interactive session on the future roadmap.

The panellists included Chinar Corps commander, Lt Gen D.P. Pandey, former Chinar Corps commander, Lt Gen K.J.S. Dhillon (retd), who was at the helm of affairs during the Pulwama incident, along with J&K’s former DGP Rajendra Kumar, and former High Commissioner to Pakistan, T.C.A. Raghavan.

Experts like journalists Aditya Raj Kaul, writer and activist Bashir Assad, Ayjaz Wani, Raja Muneeb, and IDSA’s Dr Ashok Behuria also shared their views and indicated a way forward.

Expressing their views on changing dynamics in Kashmir and its implications on the security situation, speakers also deliberated on the threat assessment in the global, national and regional perspective with likely effects on the prevailing situation in J&K. An in-depth assessment of the agitational dynamics and white-collar terrorism was presented in one of the sessions to enlighten the audience with the hidden agenda of the adversaries.

Lt Gen Nain, in his concluding remarks, reiterated the major takeaways from the webinar and impressed upon young officers to remain abreast of the situation prevalent in the country and understand the emerging dynamics of Kashmir on the geostrategic front.

He stressed upon the need felt to revamp the education system to ensure that the youth remain aligned to mainstream and the necessity of preventing narco-terrorism and guarding against infiltration in principal institutions. An audit of the infrastructure development and socio-economic impact may be considered to enable better policy making decisions, he said.

The Army Commander advised all stakeholders to be prepared to pre-emptively counter Pakistan’s strategic designs. India stands for peace and resolution of issues through diplomacy and dialogue, however the conditions should be right and cessation of the proxy war by Pakistan is a prerequisite for the same, he said.

Pattan: A person was killed and a woman injured in a scuffle in Pattan village of Baramulla district in north Kashmir.

Sources told CNS that two neighbours had assembled to sort out some dispute on the poplar tree, however it happened that during the course of meeting the parties started exchanging heated arguments”, a local source said adding the arguments only intensified with time, leading to a scuffle.

“During the scuffle, a 65-Year old Government Employee of Rakhs & Farm department identified as Sonaullah Dar son of Mohammad Ramzan Dar resident of  Gundibrahim Pattan was killed and another woman Injured ”, the source said.

“Both of them were evacuated to Trauma hospital, where a 65-year-old man was declared dead. The injured Lady was Shifted to Srinagar Hospital for further treatment.”

Official sources while confirming about the incident said that the body has been handed over to the family after completing medico-legal formalities.

Meanwhile FIR Under Section 302 has been registered in Police Station Pattan for further investigation. (CNS)